Day: April 15, 2022

YANKEES 3, BLUE JAYS 0

MLB

POSTGAME NOTES
NEW YORK YANKEES (4-3) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (4-3)
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022
R H E LOB SERIES
TORONTO BLUE JAYS 0 5 1 11 2
NEW YORK YANKEES 3 8 1 5 2
The game was delayed 1 hour and 30 minutes at the start due to rain
STARTING TIME: 8:35 p.m. TIME OF GAME: 3:06
GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 62 degrees ATTENDANCE: 37,255
WINNING PITCHER: Luis Severino (1-0) PITCH COUNTS (Total Pitches/Strikes):
LOSING PITCHER: Kevin Gausman (0-1) Yankees: Luis Severino (83/56)
SAVE: Michael King (1) Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (83/67)
HOME RUNS (2022 TOTAL / INNING / RUNNERS ON BASE / OUTS / COUNT / PITCHER / SCORE AFTER HR)
YANKEES Blue Jays
None None
NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES
• The Yankees went 4-3 on their season-opening seven-game homestand…embark on their first road trip, with stops in Baltimore (3G from Fri.-Sun.) and
Detroit (3G from 4/19-21).
• Six of the Yankees’seven games have been decided by 3R-or-fewer.
• Play their first 10 games of the season against the AL East (4-3 thus far).
• Yankees pitchers recorded their second shutout of the season and series…have recorded 15 shutouts since the beginning of 2021, tied with Toronto for the
most in the AL in that span and tied for the sixth-most in the Majors in that span, trailing only Milwaukee (19), Atlanta (18), Los Angeles-NL (18 entering today),
San Francisco (18) and St. Louis (16).
• Have posted a 2.49 ERA (65.0IP, 18ER) and 69K in seven games this season…have held opponents to a .197 BA (47-for-238).
• Their 2.49 ERA is their third-lowest ERA through the club’s first seven games of a season in the last 46 years since 1977 (2.10 ERA in first 7G in 1999
and 2.18 ERA in first 7G in 2002).
• Have held opponents to a .107/.175/.179 (6-for-56) slash line with 1 double, 1HR, 9RBI, 3BB/1IBB and 1HP with RISP.
• RHP Luis Severino (5.0IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 6K, 1HP) started and earned the win…marked his first win since 9/22/19 vs. Toronto.
• Recorded his 13th career scoreless start and first since 9/22/19 vs. Toronto (0R in 5.0IP).
• In 15 career games (12 starts) vs. Toronto, is 6-3 with a 3.43 ERA (65.2IP, 25ER) and 73K.
• Struck our Vlad Guerrero Jr. three times…according to the YES Network, Severino was the first pitcher to ever strike out Guerrero Jr. three times.
• SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa (3-for-4, 2R, 1 double) picked up his first multi-hit game of the season…picked up 3H after going 1-for-17 in his first five games,
• C Jose Trevino (2-for-3, 2RBI, 1SB) hit RBI singles in the third and fifth innings.
• Stole his second career base in the fifth inning (also 7/28/21 vs. Arizona w/ Texas)…was the first Yankees catcher to steal a base since Austin Romine on
7/20/19 vs. Colorado.
• RF Giancarlo Stanton (1-for-4, 1RBI) hit a single in the sixth inning that had an exit velocity of 116.6 mph, the fourth-hardest hit in the Majors this
season…owns three of the top five hardest hits this season
• Has 6RBI in seven games this season.
• 2B DJ LeMahieu (1-for-4) is a career .343 (70-for-204) batter with 35R, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 9HR, 28RBI and 20BB in 52G vs. the Blue Jays…is his second-highest
BA (min. 10G) against any opponent in his career (Washington – .350BA in 41G)…in 49 games vs. Toronto as a Yankee, has hit .349 (68-for-195) with 35R, 15
doubles, 1 triple, 9HR, 28RBI, 20BB and 2HP…owns the highest BA by any Yankee (min. 100PA) against the Blue Jays (next: Oscar Gamble, .331, 48-for-145).
• CF/RF Aaron Judge (1-for-4, 1R, 1 double) has reached base safely in each of the Yankees’ first seven games and each of his last 11 games dating back to
9/30/21…is batting .310/.383/.595 (13-for-42) with 6R, 3 doubles, 3HR, 4RBI and 5BB over that 11-game on-base streak.
• RHP Michael King (1.0IP, 1K) earned his first career save…entered the game with no outs and the bases loaded and stranded all three runners.
• Yankees relievers tossed 4.0 scoreless innings tonight…have posted a 1.30 ERA (34.2IP, 5ER) and 34K in the Yankees’ first seven games…have tossed at least
4.0IP and allowed 1ER-or-fewer in six of seven games this season.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS NOTES
• The Blue Jays split their four-game set vs. the Yankees (2-2)…are 4-3 to begin the season…will return home for a three-game set vs. Oakland this
weekend (4/15-17) before embarking on a six-game road trip to Boston (4/19-21) and Houston (4/22-24).
• Are still 7-5 in their last 11 games vs. the Yankees (since 9/6/21) and 15-10 in their last 25 games (since 9/23/20).
• RHP Kevin Gausman (5.2IP, 6H, 2ER, 0BB, 9K, 1BK) made his second start of the season and recorded the loss…allowed both runs on RBI singles from
Jose Trevino in the third and fifth innings.
• Has allowed 1BB-or-fewer in 11 straight starts dating back to 8/16/21 at Oakland with San Francisco…is the longest active streak in the Majors by
a “non-opener.”
• Marked his first appearance vs. the Yankees since 6/2/18 with Baltimore…in 25 career games (19) starts vs. the club, is 7-7 with a 3.74 ERA
(118.0IP, 49ER) and 106K.
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• SS Bo Bichette (1-for-5, 1 double) hit a double in the first inning…has hit safely in five of seven games to begin the year…three of his seven hits this
season have gone for extra bases (2 doubles, 1HR).
• In 37 career games vs. the Yankees, is batting .311/.350/.589 (47-for-151) with 24R, 12 doubles, 10HR, 30RBI, 10BB and 4SB.
• C Alejandro Kirk (2-for-3, 1BB) reached base a season-high three times.
• 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (0-for-4) struck out a career-high four times…according to ESPN Stats & Info, is the first player to follow up a 3HR game
(3HR on 4/14) with a four strikeout game since Major League Baseball began tracking batting strikeouts (1910 in NL, 1913 in AL).
UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time-ET TV
Fri., 4/15 at Baltimore LHP Jordan Montgomery (0-0, 8.10) vs. RHP Jordan Lyles (0-1, 9.00) 7:05 p.m. YES
Sat., 4/16 at Baltimore RHP Jameson Taillon (0-1, 3.60) vs. RHP Tyler Wells (0-1, 21.60) 7:05 p.m. YES
Sun., 4/17 at Baltimore LHP Nestor Cortes (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Bruce Zimmermann (0-0, 0.00) 1:05 p.m. YES/MLBN
On the Radio: All games carried by WFAN-AM 660/101.9FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM and YES Network in SA

MAPLE LEAFS 7, CAPITALS 3

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (48-20-6 – 102 Points) vs.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS (41-23-10 – 92 Points)
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
WASHINGTON 0 2 1 3
TORONTO 2 4 1 7

SCORING NOTES

  • Michael Bunting scored for the Maple Leafs at 4:37 of the first period and at 16:25 of the second
    period. Bunting has recorded 22 goals this season. Bunting marked his second multi-goal game
    with the Maple Leafs and third of his NHL career.
  • William Nylander scored for Toronto at 13:45 of the first period and at 10:37 of the second
    period. Nylander has recorded 30 goals this season. Nylander recorded his fifth multi-goal game
    of the season. With his first goal of the game, Nylander hit the 70-point mark for the first time in
    his NHL career.
  • Ilya Lyubushkin scored for Toronto at 10:19 of the second period. Lyubushkin recorded his first
    goal of the season and first as a Maple Leaf. Lyubushkin also recorded the primary assist
    Mikheyev’s second goal of the game. Lyubushkin posted his 11th assist of the season.
    Lyubushkin tied a single-game career-high with two points (1G, 1A).
  • Ilya Mikheyev scored for Toronto at 14:44 of the second period and at 1:27 of the third period.
    Mikheyev has posted 17 goals this season. Mikheyev tied a single-game career-high with two
    goals which he has marked on one other occasion during his NHL career (Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT).
  • Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s first goal of the game. Marner posted his
    60th assist of the season. Marner reached the 60-assist mark for the second occasion of his NHL
    career. Marner has recorded 29 points (8G, 21A) through his last 15 games.
  • Auston Matthews posted the secondary assist on Bunting’s first goal of the game and the
    primary assist on Mikheyev’s first goal of the game. With his assist on Bunting’s goal, Matthews
    registered his 100th point of the season, reaching the 100-point mark for the first time in his NHL
    career. Matthews recorded his ninth multi-assist game of the season.
  • Pierre Engvall recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game and the primary
    assist on Bunting’s second goal of the game. Engvall has registered 17 assists this season.
  • Jake Muzzin recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game. Muzzin posted
    his 11th assist of the season.
  • Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal and the primary assist on
    Nylander’s second goal of the game. Rielly has recorded 55 assists this season. With his primary
    assist on Lyubushkin’s goal, Rielly posted the 300th assist of his NHL career.
  • John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal, the secondary assist on
    Mikheyev’s first goal of the game and the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s second goal of the
    game. Tavares has posted 46 assists this season. With his secondary assist on Mikheyev’s first
    goal of the game, Tavares recorded the 500th assist of his NHL career. Tavares registered a
    single-game season-high three assists.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 22 of 25 shots in tonight’s win.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 0-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • Tonight’s win earned the Maple Leafs their 102nd point of the season, the third-best point total in
    franchise history.
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews (58-42—100 in 69 GP) became the third player in Maple Leafs
    history to hit 100 points in a season and the first in 28 years. He joined Doug Gilmour (127 in 1992-93
    & 111 in 1993-94) and Darryl Sittler (117 in 1977-78 & 100 in 1975-76).
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews (69 GP) became the third U.S.-born player in NHL history to reach 100 points in a season in 69 games or fewer, joining Pat LaFontaine (55 GP in 1992-93 w/ BUF) and
    Kevin Stevens (63 GP in 1992-93 & 66 GP in 1991-92 w/ PIT).
  • During tonight’s win, William Nylander (2G), Ilya Mikheyev (2G) and Michael Bunting (2G) all recorded a multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, the last time the Maple Leafs had three players with a multi-goal outing was Jan. 7, 2011 (Clarke MacArthur, Mikhail Gabrovski & Nikolay Kulemin).
  • Michael Bunting skated in his 100th career NHL game.
  • Mark Giordano was on the ice for a team-high 19 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Jake Muzzin finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 84.62 percent
    (11 for, 2 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    WASHINGTON 4 (2) 10 (3) 11 (11) 25 (16)
    TORONTO 11 (7) 15 (8) 6 (5) 32 (20)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    WASHINGTON 8 (4) 19 (7) 20 (19) 47 (30)
    TORONTO 25 (20) 25 (14) 13 (9) 63 (43)
    ON HOME ICE
  • The Maple Leafs are 27-8-2 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 65-71-10-5 in 151 games against the Washington Capitals and 39-27-6-2
    in 74 games played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 28-11-3 against the Eastern Conference this season and 15-4-2 against the Metropolitan
    Division this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 33-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 28-3-2 when leading after one period and 36-1-3 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 30-13-4 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 8-3-1 in Thursday games.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 4 (Nylander)
    Shot Attempts 9 (Nylander)
    Face-off Wins 13 (Tavares)
    Face-off Win Percentage 68% (Tavares – 13 won, 6 lost)
    Hits 6 (Simmonds)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Matthews)
    Takeaways 3 (Engvall, Kämpf)
    TOI 21:17 (Giordano)
    Power Play TOI 5:56 (Nylander)
    Shorthanded TOI 4:17 (Brodie)
    Shifts 27 (Liljegren, Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 84.62% (Muzzin – 11 for, 2 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET
    April 17 Leafs vs. NY Islanders Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
    April 19 Leafs vs. Philadelphia Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 21 Leafs at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 8:00 pm ET
    April 23 Leafs at Florida FLA Live Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 24 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links
    above) to confirm no statistical changes were made.
    For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox.
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On if this was the bounce back game he was looking for:
    “The guys were good tonight. It was more like we’ve been playing. Right from the start it was clear to me
    we were more engaged here today, more engaged physically, way more pace, way more speed to our
    game and then everything falls into place from there.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On tonight’s effort:
    “Yeah absolutely. Just a full team effort, all four lines, three pairs of defence, Soupy. I just thought it was a
    really complete game from everybody.”
    On Bunting breaking is scoreless streak:
    “It was great to see. Obviously, it’s not fun being snake bitten and he’s had a lot of opportunities over the
    last couple weeks and it feels good to see that puck go in. I think it’s just going to boost his confidence
    level and kind of gives you a little bit of an extra step when you breakthrough like that so it’s huge for him
    and in that moment it was a big goal too.”
    MICHAEL BUNTING
    On if his scoreless streak was weighing on him:
    “I think if anyone says it isn’t, they are probably lying. Obviously, that was in my mind a little bit but we
    were winning and my line was producing and we were going really well so I couldn’t let that get in the way
    of playing my game. That being said it felt good to get one tonight.”
    On how he didn’t change the rest of his game despite not scoring for a period of time:
    “I’ve got to stay true to myself and keep doing what has gotten me here and what kept me in the lineup
    and what kept me producing throughout the year so I can’t shy away from that part of my game. I know I
    can bring that side every single night, even when I’m not scoring so that’s part of my game and that’s who
    I am.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On tonight’s game:
    “It was a great game, the boys played great. We got a big two points and we’re back at it Saturday.”
    On the collision with Tom Wilson:
    “I just reached for the puck and it’s a hockey play. I met him at the All-Star game and he’s a nice guy so I
    don’t think any harm was done by it and I love a little contact here and there so it’s fine.